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CSU-Pueblo ends season in national rankings
Related: WBCA Division II National Poll (March 30, 2010)
CSU-Pueblo ended the 2009-10 season with its highest national poll standing to date, receiving seven votes in the WBCA national poll, in essence ranking the Pack 34th in the nation.
CSU-Pueblo's seven votes in the national poll mark the second time in school history the ThunderWolves have had this high a presence in the national poll. On December 16, 2008, CSU-Pueblo also received seven votes, essentially weighing in at 41st in the nation that week. CSU-Pueblo ended the 2009-10 season with a 21-11 record.
It also marks the second most votes CSU-Pueblo has had in a season-ending poll. In 2007-08, following its tough loss to eventual national runner-up, South Dakota, in the NCAA Tournament, CSU-Pueblo received one vote in the year-end national poll.
The WBCA national poll has voting coaches rank teams from 1 to 25, with total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
CSU-Pueblo also was able to boast its high level of opponent in 2009-10, as five of their 11 losses came to top 25 teams (Fort Lewis (#3) twice; West Texas A&M (#12); Concordia, St. Paul (#19); Western Washington (#25)), including a win over third-ranked and national runner-up Fort Lewis in the RMAC Championship game.
CSU-Pueblo's standing in the national poll marks the fourth time in program history and first time in 2009-10 that the ThunderWolves have appeared in the poll. CSU-Pueblo has never been ranked in the WBCA Division II Top 25.
2009-10 WBCA DIVISION II NATIONAL POLL - FINAL
Week 19 Poll: March 30, 2010
USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
|
Rank
| Institution- First Place Votes |
Previous Ranking
|
Record
|
Points
|
|
1
| Emporia State University (Kan.) -20 |
15
|
30-5
|
547
|
|
2
| Gannon University (Pa.) -2 |
1
|
37-1
|
513
|
|
3
| Fort Lewis College (Colo.) |
6
|
35-4
|
494
|
|
4
| Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) |
2
|
32-2
|
487
|
|
5
| Michigan Technological University |
3
|
28-2
|
447
|
|
6
| Arkansas Tech University |
4
|
31-3
|
439
|
|
7
| Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
13
|
27-4
|
383
|
|
8
| Delta State University (Miss.) |
8
|
27-4
|
338
|
|
9
| Tusculum College (Tenn.) |
35
|
23-10
|
318
|
|
10
| Washburn University (Kan.) |
7
|
27-4
|
286
|
|
11
| Lander University (S.C.) |
11
|
27-4
|
279
|
|
12
| West Texas A&M University |
9
|
30-4
|
271
|
|
13
| Holy Family University (Pa.) |
16
|
30-3
|
239
|
|
14
| University of Indianapolis (Ind.) |
5
|
26-4
|
232
|
|
15
| University of California - San Diego |
12
|
25-5
|
191
|
|
16
| University of Alaska - Anchorage |
14
|
24-5
|
182
|
|
17
| Fort Valley State University (Ga.) |
10
|
26-3
|
179
|
|
18
| University of Tampa (Fla.) |
17
|
26-5
|
169
|
|
19
| Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) |
21
|
26-6
|
161
|
|
20
| Francis Marion University (S.C.) |
20
|
27-5
|
136
|
|
21
| Drury University (Mo.) |
28
|
28-7
|
119
|
|
22
| Clayton State University (Ga.) |
19
|
24-7
|
100
|
|
T23
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania |
27
|
25-6
|
98
|
|
T23
| Northeastern State University (Okla.) |
29
|
28-7
|
98
|
|
25
| Western Washington University |
18
|
23-5
|
94
|
Dropped Out: California University of Pennsylvania -51; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) -50; Wayne State College (Neb.) -43; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) -24.
Others Receiving Votes: California State University, Chico -61; Fairmont State University (W.Va.) -16; Tarleton State University (Texas) -15; Valdosta State University (Ga.) -15; Northern Michigan University -14; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) -12; University of Wisconsin, Parkside -9; Quincy University (Ill.) -8; Colorado State University, Pueblo -7; Seton Hill University (Pa.) -7; Newberry College (S.C.) -4; Virginia State University -4; Stonehill College (Mass.) -3; Augustana College (S.D.) -2; Molloy College (N.Y.) -2; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) -1; University of Findlay (Ohio) -1.
The USA TODAY ESPN board of coaches is made up of 30 head coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2009-10 board: Gie Parsons - Non-voting Chair (Clarion University), James Brunelli (Anderson University), Chris Ratcliff (University of Arkansas at Monticello), Dave Wilbers (Arkansas Tech University), David Smith (Bellarmine University), Krista Gerlich (West Texas A&M University), Angie Kristensen (Dixie State College of Utah), John Burke (Dominican College), Stephen McDonald (Fairmont State University), Mark Swasey (California University of Pa.), Stephanie Evans (Kentucky State University), Kevin Pederson (Lander University), Carol Russell (University of Nebraska at Kearney), Marilynn Rule-Heinrich (Nova Southeastern University), Brad Vanden Boogaard (Oklahoma Panhandle State University), Julie Van Beek (Seattle Pacific University), Jacques Curtis (Shaw University), Mike Jewett (Southwest Minnesota State University), Ron McHenry (Washburn University), Barbara Nelson (Wingate University), Glory Bradley (Wayne State University), Mike Brandt (University of South Carolina - Aiken), Lester Butler (University of the District of Columbia), Charity Elliott (University of California - San Diego), Scott Hyland (Texas A&M University - Kingsville), Ferne Labati (Seton Hill University), Tim O’Hagan (Molloy College), Latricia Trammell (Western State College of Colorado), Helen Williams (Merrimack College), and Nancy Winstel (Northern Kentucky University).
